Castanopsis cuspidata
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Speciesbox
Castanopsis cuspidata (Japanese chinquapin; Japanese tsuburajii, 円椎) is a species of Castanopsis native to southern Japan and southern Korea.
It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20–30 m tall, related to beech and oak. The leaves are 5–9 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, leathery in texture, with an entire or irregularly toothed margin. It grows in woods and ravines, especially near the sea.
The cotyledon of the nut is eaten boiled or roasted.
Its dead wood serves as host to many mushroom types, most notably the shiitake, whose Japanese name Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is composed of Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., and Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1]
Gallery
-
Bark of base of mature tree
-
Tall trunk of mature tree
-
Slender, fountain-like canopy of mature specimen, viewed from beneath
-
Mature, deep green leaves
-
Flowering shoots
-
Closeup of slender inflorescences
-
Edible seeds/nuts
-
Preserved specimen from herbarium, with descriptive notes
-
Dead trunk, with fruiting bodies of shiitake
_Schottky_(AM_AK375744-2).jpg){kind=link}
References
External links
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". (enter "Castanopsis cuspidata" in search box).
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".